Ordered solid-state structure recognition-directed self-assembly

Molecular Recognition-Directed Self-Assembly of Ordered Solid-State Structures... 

Molecular recognition directed self-assembling of organized phases has been described recently in the formation 1) of mesophases by association of complementary molecular component, as in 13 (23) 2) of supramolecular liquid crystalline polymers of type 14 (24) and 3) of ordered solid state structures, such as that represented by 15 (25). In all these cases, the incorporation of NLO active groups may be expected to produce materials whose SHG properties would depend on molecular recognition induced self-organization. 

Ordered solid state structures are formed through molecular recognition-directed self-assembly of complementary hydrogen bonding components (Figure 4) [25]... 

Crystallization amounts by nature to the self-assembly of very large, boundaryless supramolecular species. Its control is a goal of major importance in order to be able to generate solid-state materials of specific structural and physical properties (see also Sections 7.1, 7.2, 9.4.4 [7.39-7.42, 9.105, 9.245]). Supramolecular effects play a crucial role. Directional growth of materials may be induced by a template and involve molecular recognition [9.246], occurring by epitaxy [9.247] or on oriented thin films [9.248]. 

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